The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-05
THE DAILY ROUTINE.
Professors md Students Have Gone
20 Work for Another Year.
DUE WEST, October 3, 1887.


! DUE WEST, October 3, 1887.
Vacation Is over, the COLLEGES nav com
menced and we drop you few lines on the
DR.. ]. H. Wideman was presented with q
fine boy last Thursday. All are happy al
| his house.
Mr. C. McDill has exhibited the cham
pion cotton stalk of the season. 1t was SIX
| feet high.
Our townSman Mr.. ]. f. Calhoun has taken
the wind out of the sails of the correspondent
who wrote the Courier Journal praising
Toombs at McDufles expense. He foored
said correspondent.
on n little visit into the country we found
the pea crop to simply wonderful. This crop
should be carefully husbanded-it VIII pay;
to our friend Tom Bowen He has nice
place, and is getting rich. He sol d about thir.
ty bales of cotton ten days ago in Due West
| for cen is Il pound.
Our farmers are in excellent spirits. They
will make better crops than for four years
past. Our merchants also are smiling. They
| look for good business.
| r. G. Brownlee q Co. are fine cotton buyers,
They have given the top Of the market this
season. and have bought quantity OF colton
They purchased about 20l bales IN Two DAYS
The market here has frequently been above
'" We pe' see our M fri friend Mac" has decided TO
stay in Greenwood. We are glad of II. He
ought TO do we'll in growing pushing Green
wood.
Mr.. John r. MCGEE certainly has the ear.
nest sympathy of our people. The loss OF
eight or ten bales Of cotton falls heavily on
lie: Mr. MCGEE is full of energy and vim
and great worker himself.
Rev. ". +. Pearson has just returned from
trip to HARMONY, Ga; where he did ,hoso some Is
years ago. For the last ten years he has each
year received a pressing invitation to go ana
preach 10 them once more. He accepted the
invitation this year and had most enJoyaole
| ,.;,> "a bah nh n nnnVrepA-
Paper wash pans are novelty. They are
excellent and cheap. They do not rust OF
break. We have tried them and pronounce
"B. C. D." your excellent and fai!hfSl .,l col, cor,
haa his msds as asKppy
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian choir
Is being re-organized this week under the
leadership OF DR.. F. H. Edwards. There Is an
take charge OF this part of our worship.
We take no special stock in the crusade
against DR.. Hawthorne We DO not approve
of the spirit Of his replies. He has s. been cen
rns rfsss snes sHt3eSea rSo grea daily that
the backbone OF this warfare is whiskey
against DR.. Hawthorne as you please, its
nTain strength comes from the liquor element
who have unfortunately put forward good
clean man to do work TO those not - interest," Geor
victory. We expect to see 1t result In the
failure Of Prohibition in Atlanta. Since JEFF
Davis came out against the cause, a number
Dlazed out. This is aided by one or two Pro-
hibition defeats. This cause, is destined to go
on to victory and make the dry bones shake
this land not%thsiandng b ene ean m.s'aNeS
The colured Methodists raised about sou last
sabbath to help build n new church.
DR.. Latham and Prof. Todd have each
| ,<,l, "a ~. tNn n
Vacated that our people have heard: we
have heard these two efforts singled out and
much commented on.
We have received Mr.. Eayne McDilps cir
cunrs sent out from Rosenberg & Co.'S. Mr..
McDill deserves to succeed and Is with an
excellent house.
lcge bells are ringing, the students are on the
streets. and things assume Il literary air. Inc
prospects for both institutions are good. The
Faculties Of the colleges are In fine spirits
excellent. All the new teachers arrived Sat. Sat
urday and are promptly Mt their post we
will give you some account OF these after
making their acquaintance.
Hook will have some addresses given the
school on next Sabbath evening at iour
o'clock.
Mr.. a. D. Kennedy runs full line Of hacks
from Donalds to Due West. Visitors and
students can be accommodated at all times,
and will find the Kennedy Brothers quite ac-
The address of Col. j. H. Rice on Education
Is looked forward To here with much interest.
1t occurs Tuesday night.
DUE WEST Oct. 4, 1887.
Rev. and Mrs. Jas. S. A. Hunter have been
selected by the Board of Foreign MISSIONS
and will be recommended to the Associate
Reformed Synod as suitable missl aries TO
the Associate Reformed mission In Mexico.
This Is happy selection and has been ar
rived at after due correspondence.
There will be elk or eight Theological STU
dents In the eseminary this year. number
OF students arrived yesterday (Monday) and
the colleges opened up with about their usnal
and things are moving Off nicely.
Quite number OF our citizens expect 70 Mt
tend the Exposition in Atlanta and shake
hands with the Presid INT.
We have lust received lot Of excellent job
material from the office of the Press and Ban.
ner. Those needing this sort of work will ind
Mr. Wilson master OF the art. K. 8. g.